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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: A3000 upgrade offer..
Message-ID: <1991May8.221328.15854@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 22:13:28 GMT
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In article <1991May8.145840.4599@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> mx8@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
>
>          He does point out some valid concerns.  What would I be giving up by
>upgrading to the 3000?  I heard something about new 3000s coming along with 1.3 
>ROMs in addition to 2.0 ROMS, but there are a lot of things (mostly games)
>that won't work at all with the 68030 chip.  Also, the 3000 isn't as expandable
>as a 2000.  I was thinking of upgrading to a system that would let me use an
>AT bridgeboard and VGA card, but if I only have two slots, I'm probably not
>going to be able to add on a video board, since the AT bridge takes up two
>slots, am I?   And what about that 5.25" drive? Where does it go?  Will I be
>able to use my 3.5" drive as an MS-DOS floppy drive?

	None of those things were promised him. He either knew
what he was getting, or should of known. Nothing there is a
surprise. He said that only 10% of his software works. It sound
to ME like he has mainly 2+ year old games. Success rates with
today's games are over 50% from what I've seen and with
commercial applications it is all but 100%.
	So either he was lying about his 10% figure, or he has
very old and outdated programs. In the latter case he has no
right to complain. Certainly no right to be upset at Commodore or
to want to sue.
	Basically, he chose to buy the computer. Nothing was
hidden from him. You can hook up a bridgeboard, but the disk
drive has to be connected externally.

>          And what about floppy drives?  The power up ad I saw in the June
>'91 AmigaWorld shows a 3000 with only one internal floppy drive slot, but the
>June '90 AmigaWorld cover shows a 3000 with two slots.  What gives??
>
	There is a removable faceplate to the right of the disk
drive that exposes the third drive bay.

>          In all, there's a lot of power to be had, but I can't see myself
>using the same box for three or four years like I have with my 500 if I'm not
>going to be able to expand cleanly.  Not for the kind of money I'd have to lay
>out.
>
	If you need more expansion than the A3000 can provide,
which I can only foresee happening if you need a bridgeboard
considering there are 5 available slots and it goes up to 18MB of
RAM without a card, then don't buy one! Either get a 2500 or wait
for the 3000T. It is your choice. Certainly no one is lying to
you or doing ANYTHING that gives you a right to complain. What
Kiernan did was just plain dumb and he won't get any clear
support from anyone. Certainly not when you consider the
ridiculous language he used.

>           MX8@VAX5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU
>


	-- Ethan

"Brain! Brain! What is Brain?"